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Hugh Holstein
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Rohnert Park, California, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2012 10:27 pm |
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I just finished putting a period correct lacquer finish on the last Stringmaster neck I got.
Came out a little more opaqued than I wanted, and my amber came out heavy, but what the heck I still like it alot, it's my very first completed refinish.
Sprayed it with Seagrave/ReRanch, put some parts on it that I already had and voila:
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 4 Feb 2012 11:03 pm
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Good job Hugh ! It really looks nice !  |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 5 Feb 2012 7:01 am
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Maybe you meant for it to look more like this:
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John Allison
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 5 Feb 2012 8:11 am
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Hugh, the majority of images that come up on an internet search show a color very much in the range of what you ended up with. Looks very authentic IMO.
The level of translucency is hard to control with the the Re-Ranch stuff. I've used some of their colors when I'm just too lazy to mix and only for opaque solid colors.
If you ever do a project like this again, find some straight white nitro lacquer (Sherwin Williams still makes a good one) and use Trans-Tint dyes to get just the right Antique or Vintage White shade and mix thin so you can spray it on slowly and evenly. You'll get just to the level of transparency you want. From there, use the same dyes in clear lacquer to nail down the aged color of the lacquer.
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John Allison
Allison Stringed Instruments
Austin, Texas
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Hugh Holstein
From:
Rohnert Park, California, USA
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Posted 5 Feb 2012 9:32 am
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Thanks to all of you, I'm always a little hard on myself (I'm a craftsman by trade).
I'm really enjoying this 24.5" scale.
I have been playing a Deluxe 8 for some time now (22.5") and this one has become my go to guitar instantly!
I think it is easier to play, harmonics are definitely easier to strike, slants are different but not really that much harder, and it just overall feels better to me.
When I got it, it was wired somewhat differently than standard but still sounded good, but now it has been rewired and potted to correctness it really has some serious tone now!(IMO)
It sounded pretty good as soon as I put it together, but when I got up this morning I swear it sounds even better!, Maybe it's just me, but I think it does!
I cant put this thing down now!
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Hal Braun
From:
Eustis, Florida, USA
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Posted 5 Feb 2012 9:32 am
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| Yup, I like it. Looks like my "ole yeller" that came from the factory that way. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 5 Feb 2012 9:37 am
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Looks wonderful ...  |
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Hugh Holstein
From:
Rohnert Park, California, USA
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Posted 5 Feb 2012 9:57 am
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| Thanks again, It's a 61 BTW, the tone it gets is better that I get from any of my other steels, I have an original late 68 Deluxe 6 that is obviously poly, and I have been playing lately an earlier 68 Deluxe 8, which indeed is lacquer, but for sure has Fullerplast under it, so they almost sound the same, this one has of course a longer scale and I'm sure that has a big influence on my ears, but I guess I'm liking the idea that this one has a "true" oil based grain filled, lacquer finish, no poly, no epoxy, just actual Guitar Lacquer, like the good ole days. |
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